Among "All-Boys Schools", view the boarding schools with the highest average ACT scores (2024-25).
For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the ACT taking ability of a school's student body.
A school's average ACT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average ACT scores, then, can naturally fluctuate year to year while the quality of the overall program and strength of the student body remains consistent.
Schools in the list below are often separated by small statistical differences, which for all intents and purposes, are not meaningful in determining the overall strength of the student body between two schools.
As a final note: average ACT scores should never be used by a family as an expectation of what score they can expect their child to receive if they go to a particular institution.
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36) Range: 20 29 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 25
(Out of 36) Range: 20 29 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 25
Highest Average ACT Scores
Among All-Boys Schools (out of 11 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36)
(Out of 36)
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-31.-3
Chaminade College Preparatory School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 6-12
425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6645
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6645
Rank: #1-31.-3
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 6-12
174 Ward Circle
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Rank: #1-31.-3
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 9-12
241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Rank: #4-64.-6
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
500 Dodds Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-8300
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-8300
Rank: #4-64.-6
Mount Michael Benedictine School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12
22520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Rank: #4-64.-6
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 7-12
405 North Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Rank: #7-87.-8
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 8-12
500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Rank: #7-87.-8
Saint Stanislaus High School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 7-12
304 S. Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
Rank: #9-119.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 7-12, PG
520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001
Rank: #9-119.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 7-12, PG
204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Rank: #9-119.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 6-12
2001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
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